
Introduction.- Basic Concepts and Definitions.- Perfect Anticipation.- Synergies of Optimization and Data Mining.- Approximate Anticipation.- Dynamic Vehicle Routing.- Anticipatory Routing of a Service Vehicle.- Computational Study.- Managerial Impact of Anticipatory Optimization.-...

The availability of today's online information systems rapidly increases the relevance of dynamic decision making within a large number of operational contexts. Whenever a sequence of interdependent decisions occurs, making a single decision raises the need for anticipation of...